PHOENIX — A man is facing charges for allegedly shooting a green laser at a commercial airplane and police helicopter in Phoenix.
Just after 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Phoenix police officers were contacted about a man pointing a laser near 19th and Indian School avenues.
Police first received information that the man was pointing the green laser at a Southwest airplane as it was preparing to land at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
When the Phoenix PD chopper flew over the area the man allegedly continued pointing it at their pilot.
At that point, officials say patrol officers arrived at the location and arrested a 35-year-old man.
According to court documents, the man admitted to pointing the laser in the sky to see how strong it was. He reported he was not trying to point it at any aircraft or helicopter.
Police were able to obtain a search warrant and confiscated the laser pointer that was in a nightstand.
The man was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on two counts of aiming a laser pointer at an occupied aircraft, a class 6 felony.
